
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
August Book Bag: from a collection of ‘sizzling’ portraits to a survey of little-known US museums
Our round-up of the latest art publications
What’s it like organising the Venice Biennale? Former curators dish the dirt
Robert Storr speaks about his tenure in this exclusive extract from Massimiliano Gioni’s new book of interviews with biennale artistic directors
Hurvin Anderson commission to feature in ‘Beyond Bayeux’ exhibition spotlighting contemporary British tapestries
The work, made for the sexcentenary of Oxford's Lincoln College, will be shown alongside other artist-designed tapestries woven at Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh
The author of a new book on Lavinia Fontana’s erotic art reveals all
The Italian scholar Enrico Maria dal Pozzolo tells us about new discoveries and why the Bolognese painter was an innovator in her field
UK Ministry of Justice spent more than £85,000 removing Banksy mural from the Royal Courts of Justice
According to the BBC, Westminster council has also spent around £60,000 on security measures for a statue the street artist installed in central London in April
V&A deputy director Tim Reeve appointed to lead English Heritage
Reeve will become chief executive officer of the organisation at which he started his career
Valerie Hillings appointed inaugural director of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
Currently the director of the North Carolina Museum of Art, Hillings worked on the Abu Dhabi project from 2009 to 2018
London mayor Sadiq Khan calls for city's public museums to remain free to enter
‘Free museums and galleries are a fundamental part of London life’, says the long-serving Labour mayor in a new op-ed
Royal Museums Greenwich workers vote to strike over pay and working conditions
The strike across the east London museums will occur on 11 and 12 August as Prospect union pledges to step up industrial action across the heritage sector this summer
UK artist Conrad Shawcross sounds alarm on Jodrell Bank Observatory funding cuts
The Unesco World Heritage site, located in northwest England, is home to the UK's largest telescope
‘Amazon-style’ conditions: Prospect union members overwhelmingly vote to strike at London's V&A museums
V&A staff represented by the Public and Commercial Services Union are also considering industrial action
English Heritage debuts daily prize draw for ‘private time’ at Stonehenge this August
Winners and their booking group will receive ‘a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to stand within the ancient stones with no one else around’ before opening hours
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi announces opening date
The latest museum in the Guggenheim network will open on 11 December 2026, twenty years after its original 2006 announcement
Royal College of Art and Norwich University of the Arts announce jointly awarded undergraduate degrees
Undergraduate art students will be able to study for the jointly awarded degree based at the Norwich University of the Arts from September 2027
The Artists Information Company, the UK's largest artists’ membership organisation, relaunches as Artists Now
Founded in 1980, the organisation has also developed a Green Manifesto to guide artist members toward a more environmentally responsible practice
Viking centre that loaned ship for ‘The Odyssey’ says that it has not been compensated by Universal for repairs
The Värmlands Vikingacenter in Sweden has reportedly not been able to sail its replica ship this summer due to $6000 worth of damages; Universal disputes the non-payment claims
Glasgow School of Art says £265m needed to restore destroyed Mackintosh building is ‘unaffordable’
The future of the iconic Art Nouveau building may be in jeopardy following fires in 2014 and 2018, as the Scottish art school looks for external funding
Jessica Morgan named new Tate director
Currently the director of Dia Art Foundation in New York, Morgan will succeed Maria Balshaw as director of the UK museum network from January 2027
Cuban artist-activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara travels to Miami following end of prison sentence
The artist was held in government custody before being expelled from Cuba while a human rights organisation filed a legal petition for his release
V&A reveals 2027 exhibitions, ranging from South Asian contemporary art and textiles to punk music and fashion
Exhibitions on chintz, ceramics, and pop culture will headline in South Kensington, while South Asian contemporary art and Vivienne Westwood will feature at the museum's east London and Dundee locations, respectively
Robert Rauschenberg foundation donates three sculptures to shared Tate and National Galleries of Scotland collection
Now part of the joint Artist Rooms collection, the 1980s works will go on show at Tate Modern in September as part of a free Robert Rauschenberg display
Bayeux Tapestry arrives at the British Museum in London after secret English Channel crossing
The medieval embroidery was delivered to the museum from France in the early hours of the morning ahead of the September exhibition opening
Icom adopts new code of ethics for museums in bid to address a ‘rapidly changing world’
The new code provides revised principles on how institutions should handle issues ranging from education to their relationship to society
July Book Bag: from a selection of US folk art to a closer look at the work of YBA Gary Hume
Our round-up of the latest art publications
The worst of us: a philosopher’s guide to the world’s most depraved art
The academic Daisy Dixon discusses her new book investigating the art that has provoked outrage over the centuries
Interest in art’s benefit to health grows as Wales and Greece take major steps
Government awareness is increasing globally as the emphasis shifts from treatment towards prevention
National Gallery in London adds to its collection of women artists with Angelica Kauffman donation
A painting by the 18th-century artist was given to the museum by Dallas-based collectors Richard and Luba Barrett, alongside two other works
British Museum to turn red for second fundraising ball
Tickets for this year's event will cost £3,500 a head to raise funds towards the museum's billion-pound transformation
Bayeux Tapestry exhibition brings in £2.5m for the British Museum on first day of ticket sales
Tickets to view the fragile medieval tapestry, which is on rare loan from France, are now sold out through the end of 2026, with further releases to come
National Museum Cardiff may temporarily close for renovation work, officials say
Any closure of the museum's building “will be subject to a full review and consultation”, according to Amgueddfa Cymru (Museum Wales)




























